Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of preferred stock outstanding.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)			3 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Equity (Parenthetical)	Sep. 03, 2019	Aug. 19, 2019 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2020 $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2019 $ / shares	Mar. 31, 2019 $ / shares
Common dividends paid (in usd per share)			$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.075	$ 0.375	$ 0.375
Reverse stock split ratio, common stock	0.3333
Special Dividend
Common dividends paid (in usd per share)		$ 42.00				42.00
Series A Preferred Stock
Preferred dividends paid, per share amount (in usd per share)			0.34375	0.34375	0.68750	$ 0.34375	$ 0.34375	$ 0.34375
Series D Preferred Stock
Preferred dividends paid, per share amount (in usd per share)			$ 0.35313	$ 0.35313	$ 0.588542